Reservations for our Flamenco Dinner Shows, Paella Cooking Demos, Wine Tastings, and other special events can be made by contacting the restaurant directly at (773) 935-5000. For a full list of events, please visit cafebabareeba.com and click on "events."

At Cafe Ba-Ba-Reeba! we can accommodate groups of 10 to 300 in our private and semi-private rooms. Lettuce create something extraordinary with you using our variety of tapas, paella and sangria! Cater a private party at the restaurant, in the comfort of your home or office, or even aboard Chicago's First Lady Cruises. We are happy to help you create a menu for your guests. To view all of the different options available to you visit cafebabareeba.com or to book your party, call our Special Events Department at (773) 935-5000.

Cafe Ba-Ba-Reeba! is Chicago's original tapas restaurant, serving authentic Spanish cuisine in Lincoln Park since 1985. Founding Chef Gabino Sotelino’s menu is designed to share, featuring tapas, pintxos (bite-sized tapas) and the classic Valencian rice dish, paella. Guests will experience a variety of tastes and flavors with signature dishes including Spicy Potatoes (patatas bravas), Baked Goat Cheese in tomato sauce and roasted Bacon-Wrapped Dates. The beverage menu boasts an extensive Spanish wine list, along with six types of sangria ranging from classic red and white to seasonal flavors like white peach and passion fruit. The restaurant is known for a lively atmosphere and warm ambiance, decorated with artwork celebrating Spanish language, cuisine and culture. Guests are invited to dine on the all-season patio,which features a sliding glass roof that opens during warmer months.

Cafe Ba-Ba-Reeba! is owned by Chef Gabino Sotelino and Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises.

rotating seasonal selection of vegetables from our local farmers market

$13.00

per serving

Please note that any menu item notated as gluten-free may have specific modifications from our regular menu. Please advise the restaurant of any dietary restrictions and allergies when dining in or placing a carry out order. Please note menu items and pricing are subject to change.

Last updated: February 13, 2019

What Insiders Are Saying

The Infatuation

7.7

Cafe Ba-Ba-Reeba is a tapas restaurant that's been around for a long time. It's ideal for a lot of occasions.

Ratings 7.5-8.0:These are restaurants that are reliable, tasty, and particularly good for whatever we have deemed them “Perfect For.” Hit up a 7.7 for Date Night with confidence, as long as you don’t need the restaurant to be the most interesting thing that happens that night.

First time back in 5 years and the food was just as amazing as we remembered it. Loved ordering a number of different but small dishes to share. The short rib was delectable, the garlic potatoes potent but delish and the meatballs were tasty. My only regret is I couldn't eat any more, stuffed!

It was a very nice dinner among friends. The tapas are great. Very flavorful and served hot and quick from the kitchen. The service was a little slow from the order taker and had to chase her down to get the check. This is a lively place and loud conversations. We were there for fun so it wasn’t an issue.

We were at Cafe Ba-ba for valentine's. The service was good, but the food did not meet our expectations. The lam order was good, but the side salad that came with it had something that looked like a nail that belonged to the person who was cutting that salad. We informed the server and she took it off our tap.

I was hoping a manager could have looked into this to avoid having this happen to other people in the future.

The food was great but the hostess was extremely rude. They accepted a 10 pm reservation and when we got there the door was locked. We and a bunch of other couples who had a 10 pm reservation had to wait outside and knock on the door a few times to get the attention of the hostess. She then proceeded to yell at all of us for coming late inspite of them calling and asking to come by 9:45 (none of us got any such calls btw). She said “for this one time..”, she would seat us but going forward if we come after the doors are locked, they would not allow us in.

This was the start of our valentines day dinner. The food and the service staff were great though. We may come back in the future for the food

Hands down the best server I have ever had. She was so nice and had great suggestions. It was my husband's first time at the restaurant and he loved it. Thank you so much for making our Valentine's Day so wonderful! We will certainly be back and hope to see the same server again!

Unfortunately we had a snake of a waiter assigned to us. We came in for happy hour just in time and he was trying to restrict us from getting an additional pitcher of sangria, and gave us the most expensive wine choices when we asked for recommendations. Otherwise, one of my favorite places and food is delicious.

The hostesses were beyond kind in helping us. We knew we'd be a little late for our Open Table time slot because we were coming after a play, so we stopped in before, and a hostess added 15 minutes.The play ended a little late, so we were a little late, but were seated right away. I thanked the hostess on our way out, and she so very gracious. Our server was excellent also. I would have liked the order of our food served slightly differently, but it was really tasty!